title: Neuroepithelial cysts of the posterior fossa. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient harboring a posterior fossa neuroepithelial cyst who presented with positional facial weakness and syncope. The patient recovered rapidly after cyst fenestration and placement of an internal cyst-cisternal shunt. The pathogenesis and principles of diagnosis and management of these rare lesions are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ciricillo
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed